The Risks of the Collapse of the Bush Presidency

Unclaimed Territory by Glenn Greenwald: “If George Bush continues to appear in public and makes speeches, he’s going to soon be within the margin of error of Nixon’s resignation-compelling unpopularity. While a weakened Bush presidency may appear intuitively to be a cause for celebration, it poses a serious danger.

…The most dangerous George Bush is one who feels weak, powerless and under attack. Those perceptions are intolerable for him and I doubt there are many limits, if there are any, on what he would be willing to do in order to restore a feeling of power and to rid himself of the sensations of his own weakness and defeat.”